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Visit Velines: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Velines is situated in the Dordogne department (Aquitaine region) in the south-west of France at 60 km from Perigueux, the department capital. (General information: Velines is 476 km from Paris and 690 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Eynesse at 5 km from Velines
Popular places to visit near Velines: these include Eynesse at 5 km and Sainte-Foy-la-Grande at 9 km.
Montcaret Archaeological site is a listed 'national monument' at 3km and Eglise de Saint Pierre (Petit-Palais-et-Cornemps) is a listed 'religious monument' at 19km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Velines, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Velines
See France This Way travel guides for Dordogne and Aquitaine (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Velines.
Note that all distances from Velines shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Velines holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Velines (from booking.com and with a great selection of hotels and a best price promise).
For a longer visit popular choices include apartments and holiday rentals. For these we suggest two popular options: holiday villages in Aquitaine and Dordogne gites and villas
Tourist attractions nearby
Below we show places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Velines and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Parc et potager de Pouthet (31km) : Jardins du château de Montréal (32km) : Jardins du château de Vayres (33km) : Jardin du Fond de l’or (37km) : Jardin du cloître Notre-Dame (39km) : Jardins de Beauchamp (39km) : Jardins du château de Malle (46km) : Jardins du château de Mongenan (46km) :
- National Monuments: Montcaret Archaeological site (3km) : Sauve-Majeure Abbey (35km) : Cadillac Chateau (42km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Aubeterre-sur-Dronne (46km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint Pierre (Petit-Palais-et-Cornemps) (19km) : Collégiale et chapelle de la Trinité (Saint-Emilion) (21km) : Abbaye de la Sauve Majeure (La Sauve) (35km) : Eglise Notre Dame de Faye (Faye) (47km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Bergerac (30km) :
- Heritage Sites: Saint-Emilion (21km) :
Map of places to visit near Velines & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Vélines
Canton: Vélines
Arrondissement: Bergerac
Department: Dordogne
Region: Aquitaine
Postcode: 24230
Distance to Velines
from Perigueux: 60 km
from Paris: 476 km
from Calais: 690 km
from Nice: 584 km
from Bordeaux: 54 km
from Strasbourg: 714 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 13 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Velines): Eynesse, Flaujagues, Gensac, Juillac, Montazeau, Montcaret, Nastringues, Pessac-sur-Dordogne, Saint-Antoine-de-Breuilh, Saint-Avit-de-Soulege, Saint-Meard-de-Gurcon, Saint-Seurin-de-Prats and Saint-Vivien.
Getting here
Dordogne is in the south-west of France. Most visitors fly into the airports at either Bergerac (or Bordeaux). Alternatively to drive from the cross-channel ports takes around 9-11 hours. For driving distances to Velines from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Velines